St Petersburg Car Bomb Kills Russian Lieutenant Colonel, Injures Wife in 10 a.m. Blast
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Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Aug 27
St Petersburg Car Bomb Kills Russian Lieutenant Colonel, Injures Wife in 10 a.m. Blast
3 articles · Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Aug 27
Summary
A Russian Air Force and air defence lieutenant colonel was killed on August 27 when his car exploded in St Petersburg's Pushkinsky district; his wife was hospitalized with severe injuries.
Around 10 a.m., an improvised explosive device reportedly detonated inside the vehicle as he drove away from home on Kolpinskoye Highway, according to eyewitness accounts and local reports.
Early reports said both victims lost their legs, while the blast also damaged nearby vehicles and possibly a shop building near the scene.
Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the vehicle fire, confirming one death and one injured survivor.
The explosion hit an area where much of the housing is reportedly used by Defence Ministry personnel and their families, adding to a pattern of attacks on Russian military figures.